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Abdul-Rehman Malik 104 Whittier Road New Haven, CT USA 06515 Abdul-Rehman Malik 104 Whittier Road Award-winning journalist, educator and cultural New Haven, CT USA 06515 organizer working at the intersection of faith, [email protected] culture and social justice https://about.me/abdulrehmanmalik Education and Professional Development 2017 Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellow at Yale University ▪ Member of the 2017 Class of Yale’s Greenberg World Fellows Program – Yale’s flagship leadership development program – bringing together 16 accomplished, mid-career, global leaders to Yale for a four-month immersive transformational journey ▪ Awarded in recognition of designing, implementing and leading high-impact, innovative changemaking initiatives and excellence in reporting and storytelling around belief and faith in the modern world ▪ Responsibilities included delivering seminars, roundtables and lectures focusing on areas of expertise; exploring areas of interest and developing new projects and initiatives 2016 El-Hibri Foundation (Washington, DC) Public Narrative Training Fellow ▪ Completed intensive program how best to utilize public narrative methodology in building successful campaigns with Dr. Marshall Ganz/Harvard Kennedy School team 2012 – 2013 Inaugural Fellow, Cambridge Coexist Leadership Programme ▪ Inter-faith leadership training and fellowship program designed for experienced activists and religious leaders to encourage greater collaboration and religious literacy; held under the auspices of Cambridge University’s Inter-Faith Programme and then Professor David Ford 2003 – 2005 MSc in Social Policy (Voluntary Sector Organisation) with Merit, London School of Economics and Political Science ▪ Dissertation: “The UK Muslim Voluntary Sector and its Engagement with Public Policy Processes” – an innovative study of a community based development organization over a 30 year period of policy advocacy 1997 – 1998 B.Ed., Intermediate/Senior Division (History and Politics), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto 1993 – 1997 B.A. Hons, Political Science and Middle East and Islamic History, with Distinction, University of Toronto 1995 – Statement on Studies in the Islamic Ulum al-Din Present • Private and independent study of the core Islamic sacred disciplines – theology, jurisprudence and Sufism – through a traditional methodology of textual study with a qualified teach or authority in the respective discipline. Texts have been studied both in the original languages and in translation. Core teachers have possessed ijazahs – the formal permission of their own teachers to teach – and thus, have preserved the classical approach to Islamic education. This study has been in addition my academic study of Islam, my deep engagement with Muslim communities and my work to chronicle contemporary Muslims and Islam. 1 Professional Experience 2019 – Present Lecturer and Associate Research Fellow, School of Divinity, Yale University • Developed and taught “Islam: Tradition, Encounter, Challenge” (REL 987; Spring 2019) 2019 – 2020 Lecturer, Department of English, Yale University • Co-teaching Yale College Senior English Seminar on “Shakespeare and Religion” with George M. Bodman Professor of English Dr. David Kastan (Spring 2020) • Co-teaching Graduate Seminar on “Shakespeare and Religion” with George M. Bodman Professor of English Dr. David Kastan (Spring 2019) 2018 – Present Postgraduate Associate and Outreach Coordinator, Council on Middle East Studies, MacMillan Center for International and Areas Studies, Yale University • Special faculty level appointment to engage in research and build on areas of interest and expertise namely exploring the future of countering violent extremism policy, examining the changing theologies of political change and investigating the intersection between religion and cultural production in search of an “Islamic avant-garde” • Designing and convening practical, skill-based workshop series for educators, high school and community college students on approaches to reconciliation and resilience in conflict geographies teaching ways in which storytelling and drama can be used in developing peaceful dialogue and conflict mitigation • Managing US Department of Education Title VI grant’s outreach and public school partnerships; working in collaboration with Yale University’s Office of New Haven and State Affairs 2018 – Present Director, Social Justice Leadership Lab, Dwight Hall at Yale, Center for Public Service and Social Justice • Designing, teaching and facilitating a pilot leadership program aimed at self-identifying Muslim students at Yale University with an aim to building the context, confidence and skills of participants to become leaders for the common good • Leading a successful national fundraising drive and partnership building exercise with philanthropists across the United States to support the program • Facilitating a university-based coalition of partners to support the initiative including Dwight Hall, Yale Chaplain’s Office and the Office of the Vice-President of Student Affairs 2019 – Present Host, This Being Human Podcast by The Aga Khan Museum Toronto with Antica Productions • Featuring profiles of individuals speaking to the kaleidoscope of the contemporary Muslim experience; to be released June 2020 2018 – 2019 Mentor-in-Residence, Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale • Mentoring and assisting students in developing innovative projects, social enterprises or gaining skills necessary for creative, entrepreneurial endeavors as part of a Yale- wide center promoting innovation • Developing and delivering in-house workshops and training programs to support learning and skill building; working in partnerships with groups and institutions across campus 2 2017 – 2019 Program Co-Design and Lead Co-Facilitator, CERITA Initiative in partnership with Google.org (Indonesia) • Secured and currently managing a $300,000 USD grant from Tides Foundation initiated by Google.org • Designed, implemented and delivered a “train the trainers” program aimed at providing 18-25 year old community-based Indonesia leaders and activists narrative and storytelling tools to imagine new definitions of national and local identity and address experience of prejudice, xenophobia and social rupture in 5 cities that have been the site of interreligious conflict • Working in partnership with the Habibie Centre, the Cerita project was designed as an interfaith and intercultural space, building on pedagogies drawn from Public Narrative, Theatre of the Oppressed, Transformational Pedagogy and Best Practice in Interfaith Dialogue • On-going mentorship of the participants and guiding the replication of the storytelling workshops with a launch slated for March 2018 • Advising on the digital platform being created to “map” stories and amplify narrative online 2016 – Present Program Consultant & Facilitator, 6 Degrees Citizen Space, Institute of Canadian Citizenship • Designed and facilitated “coffeehouse” dialogue sessions in Toronto, Calgary, Berlin, Montreal and The Hague for an innovative global leadership conference, creating a space for 100+ global participants to discuss contemporary challenges that engendered deep dialogue and solution- focused collaboration • Mentored “young fellows” – innovative doers – whose initiatives address peacebuilding and increase understanding along social, political and religious faultlines. Assisted in ways they could make their work more effective and have greater impact. • Co-designed and facilitated closing plenary sessions allowing for hundreds of participants to contribute to the future direction of 6 Degrees programs 2005 – Present Programs Manager, Radical Middle Way (London, UK) • Primary responsibility for securing, negotiating contracts for and effectively managing budgets over £2 million and liaising with UK and international funders and an UK & global team of 15 people • Planned and managed groundbreaking and impactful interventions to promote faith based narratives of civic engagement, social action and countering violent extremism in the UK, Indonesia, Sudan, Pakistan, Mali, Morocco and Malaysia • Pioneered a core strand of arts and cultural programs to engage with young audiences, creating safe spaces for dialogue and debate and encouraging new artistic expressions • Pioneered initiatives like “Storytelling Somalia” – a capacity building co-lab for young Somali diaspora creatives, involved mentoring, narrative training supported by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations • Consortium partner in developing IMPACT Europe – an online toolkit for evaluating countering violent extremism interventions working along side partners civil society, think tank and corporate partners from 12 countries • Developing capacity building programs with Google in South East Asia to assist content creators to tackle violent extremist narratives • Pioneered fresh approaches to inter-faith and intercultural action – with a strong emphasis on engaging with young people and young leaders – including the Urban 3 Dialogues arts collaboration with Three Faiths Forum; and Christian-Muslim advocacy on religious freedom and human rights for minority faiths 2015 – 2017 Director of Programs & Interim Managing Director, SeekersHub (Toronto, Canada) • Leading a global team to design and organize on-ground learning programs, that address relevant issues facing Muslim and other faith communities with an emphasis on contextual spirituality and theology • Increased online engagement to 1.2 million unique users from 600,000 • Designed
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